THE COMMONWEALTH.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 984, 26 November 1910, Page 7

THE COMMONWEALTH.

THE CABLE SUBSIDY.

By TelsKraph-Prcss Assoclation-CopyriehV

Mel&ourne, November 25. '> . Continuing his speech, Mr. Cook deciared that, although the cable sub-1 sidy was ostensibly in the interests of! the country press, yet only one coun-'j try paper had taken an interest -in it. j It seemed, from all he could gather)! that the Government, in setting out , ' to break the old cable ring, had actually played into ■ its • hands. The mo-, ment the. new service ivas inauguratedi tho old cable people were on the look-;' out for anything new in the shane of: news, and stepped in andjrarchased it.' New matter was. coming over' the Pacific route, and the old cable people were now able to circumvent the ob-, ject tho Government was supposed to have in -view. \ Mr. Batchelor, Minister for External Affairs, declared that additional papers! were prepared to take the now service'; when tho agreement binding them ta' the old service had expired. . IMPERIAL CELEBRATIONS. Melbourne, November 25. The Federal Senate passed the Judi-, ciary Bill through all its stages. ' The House of Representatives passed, tho Defence Estimates. Tho Supplementary Estimates include a vote of £2500 to-coyer the cost of the' Commonwealth's representation at the: Coronation celebrations, and £1000 fori Mr. Fisher's visit to South Africa. ': y A LONG SITTING. . (Rec. November 25, 10.0 p.m.)' ;■■ .'... Melbourne, November 25. Tho House of Representatives con-, eluded at three o'clock this afternoon, a sitting which had lasted since Wednesday morning. , ■ • ; The Estimates were passed, and the Appropriation and 'Supply Bills' were' also passed through all stages. '